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Jan. 15,1 24. C. E. BEARDSLEY BOX 4 Original Filed Sept. 19. 1921 M w T M l Patented Jan. 15, 192-4.

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CHARLES E. BEARDSLEY, 0F WATERBURY, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE AS- SIGNMENTS, TO AMERICAN SAFETY RAZOR CORPORATION, OF BROOKLYN, NEW

YORK, A CORPORATION OF VIRGINIA.

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Application filed September 19, 1921, Serial No. 501,762. Renewed November 17, 1923.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES E. BEARDS- LEY, a citizen of United States, residing in Waterbury, Connecticut, have invented the following described Improvements in Boxes. 7

My invention relates to a box of sheet material usually metal, which, by reason of its structural features to be hereinafter pointed out, is of improved appearance and increased strength and is protected from injury to the finish of its sides during filling, packing and use. A further advantage is the simplification of the process of manufacture due to such features.

Referring to the drawings: Figure l is a perspective view showing the finished box. Figure 2, also a perspective, shows the parts of the box adjacent the positions they occupy in the finished box. Figure 3 is a section on the line 33, Fig. l, and Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary detail view showing the construction of the means by which adjacentsides are fastened together.

The box consists of but three pieces, the integral U-shaped member having opposed sides 12 and the connecting bottom 3, this member being folded from a piece of sheet metal, and the other two sides 4 and 5, each of which has at two opposite edges an outwardly bent flange 6 with which co-acts a double or return flange 7 on the adjacent edge of the adjacent side, the flange 6 fitting between the parts of the return flange 7 and the whole being seamed permanently together. It will be noted that each flange 6 has an opening 8 preferably a dovetail opening into which, in the seaming process above referred to, the metal of the corresponding part of the flange 7 is crimped thereby preventing endwise movement of the corre: sponding side 4 or 5 as the case may be. 1 prefer also to make the bottom 3 long enough so that it may be turned up at each end into a flange 9 against the lower ends of the sides 4 and 5 respectively. A principal advantage of the dovetail opening and crimping method of fastening is, that this fastening (somewhat exaggerated in the drawings for clearness of illustration) is to all intents and purposes invisible in the finished box and in no way detracts from the beauty of its appearance. It will be observed further that the sides. of the box are thus united at the corners by salient seams, each projecting outward from both the adjacent sides and constituting supporting and protecting weblike reinforcements. These seams are preferably mitre seams extending in a plane at 45 to the planes of the adjacent sides but it will be apparent that in any case, they serve to prevent the side which, at the moment, happens to be lowest from coming in contact with any surface on which the box'may be laid thus protecting the finish of the sides from scratching or denting. They also have a column or girder effect materially reinforcing the box and preventing buckling both during the assembling of the box and in use.

The type of the box for which this construction is particularly intended, but to which it need not be restricted, is a holder for razor blades. Such boxes are of sheet metal, nickled, or otherwise of a finish which might easily be scratched and injured in appearance. Protecting means of the sort described is therefore especially needed for such boxes and maintains their beauty.

Claims.

1. A box of sheet material having opposed flanged sides whose flanges are provided with openings, and opposed sides Whose edges are seamed over said flanges and crimped into said openings.

2. A box of sheet material having opposed flanged sides whose flanges have dovetail openings, and opposed sides whose edges are seamed over said flanges and crimped into said dovetail openings.

3. A box of sheet material having opposed flanged sides whose flanges have edge openings which include a notch portion, and opposed sides whose edges are seamed over said flanges and crimped into said edge openings.

In testimony whereof, I have signed this specification.

CHARLES E. BEARDSLEY. 

